What Mohamed Salah did during wild Egypt AFCON scenes before Liverpool injury return
Mohamed Salah was forced to endure a nerve-wracking conclusion to Egypt's final Africa Cup of Nations group stage match as the 2021 finalists limped into the knockout stages in dramatic fashion with a 2-2 draw against Cape Verde.
And the Egyptian skipper will now return to Liverpool for intense treatment on a hamstring issue that is said to be 'more serious than first thought'.
Egypt's hopes of progressing to the latter stages of the competition hung in the balance after they drew their first two matches against Mozambique and Ghana, setting up a do-or-die finale in the final round of fixtures in Group B. Table-toppers Cape Verde took the lead on the stroke of half time with a goal from Gilson Tavares, leaving Salah's team with 45 minutes to save their tournament.
They quickly struck back after the break, with an equaliser from Mahmoud Trezeguet, and then appeared to have won the match when Mostafa Mohamed scored in the 93rd minute.
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Injured Salah, who was watching the contest from the stands, endured an anxious wait as VAR checked for a possible handball in the build-up, but when the goal was allowed to stand, the Liverpool forward could be seen jumping for joy. Salah's No. 10 shirt was held aloft by his teammates in a tribute to their injured captain, but there was more drama to come.
Cape Verde, who had won their first two matches, grabbed a 99th-minute equaliser in the dying moments of the match, leaving Egypt at the mercy of the other match in Group B. Ghana had been 2-0 up against Mozambique but managed to let that advantage slip and ended up
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